PSM Compliance Engineer

#WeAreONEOK – Fortune 500 company. 100+ years in business. Leading midstream service provider. Safety first. Sustainable operations. Environmentally responsible. Employee focused.

JOB SUMMARY

Job Profile Summary

Performs intermediate level engineering and/or project management duties related to Process Safety Management (PSM) and Risk Management Plan (RMP) programs supporting one or more functional areas that may include:  refined products and crude oil terminal facilities; processing and/or storage facility operations; and/or estimating, designing, and coordinating projects.  Supports operations, engineering, and maintenance teams to ensure compliance with applicable regulatory and company standards related to PSM and RMP. 

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Implement and maintain PSM policies, standards, and governance programs aligned with regulatory requirements and recognized industry best practices.
• Develop, implement and maintain PSM facility procedures aligned with regulatory requirements and recognized industry best practices.
• Facilitate process hazard analyses (PHAs) and PSM/RMP internal audits.  Ensure timely resolution and verification of action items.
• Facilitate Management of Change (MOC) to ensure changes are documented in accordance with regulatory and company PSM/RMP standards.
• Apply engineering and process safety knowledge related to process controls, instrumentation, and pressure relief systems when evaluating PHA safeguards.
• Support development and tracking of process safety training requirements, ensuring personnel involved in covered processes are properly trained.
• Report leading and lagging process safety metrics to evaluate risk exposure and compliance performance.
• Support incident investigations, root cause analyses, and lessons learned implementation related to process safety events and near misses.
• Provide technical and/or engineering assistance on matters including but not limited to:
  • Equipment/system design
  • Policies and procedures
  • Process Safety
• Perform project management activities including but not limited to:
  • Bid proposals and contracts
  • AFE preparation and cost management
  • Management of Change (MOC)­
  • Construction plans and support
  • Creating and updating schedules / timelines
  • Preparing project progress and other reports
  • Managing change orders
• Research, analyze, prepare and/or approve information including but not limited to:
  • Engineering studies
  • Governmental rules, regulations, codes and standards
  • Cost estimates
• Identify opportunities for improvement and assist with implementation of new processes

Education

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (Chemical, Mechanical, or related discipline) strongly recommended, or other technical degree with demonstrated process safety experience

Work Experience

• Experience in facilitating process risk analyses such as PHA, HAZOP, and LOPA
• Experience in facilitating internal auditing of PSM/RMP program compliance
• Experience interpreting engineering drawings, P&IDs, and technical design information
• Experience working in oil, gas, chemical, or industrial processing environments
• Experience collaborating with engineering, operations, and maintenance organizations to address regulatory action items or implementation of new company standards
• Experience preparing technical analyses, PHA/Audit documentation, and action item reporting/management
• Experience in use and function of applications such as: PHAPro, Microsoft Excel, Project, Access, Word, etc.
• Experience researching and preparing project materials and design specifications, contracts, agreements, budgets, engineering studies, and other relevant reports, forms, and correspondence
• Experience identifying, researching, understanding, evaluating, and prioritizing operational problems and coordinating appropriate action/response

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to: Apply knowledge of process hazard analysis to identify and evaluate probability and consequence of process risks
• Ability to: Inform engineering and operational decisions based on risk-based process hazard analysis
• Ability to: Communicate process safety risks and safeguards clearly to technical and non-technical audiences
• Ability to: manage and prioritize multiple assignments with competing deadlines
• Ability to: recommend and implement new initiatives and complete projects
• Ability to: apply math, algebraic formulas, and statistical methods
• Ability to: communicate thoughts, ideas, information, messages, and other written information, which may contain technical material, in a logical, organized, and coherent manner
• Knowledge of: operation of pipelines, terminals or hydrocarbon processing and related facilities
• Knowledge of: Process Safety Management and Risk Management Plan regulatory requirements
• Knowledge of: Independency of layers of protection and safeguard effectiveness
• Skills in: Facilitating and reviewing process hazard analysis (e.g., HAZOP and LOPA)
•  Skills in: Interpreting P&IDs, process safety information, and engineering documentation

Licenses and Certifications

• Process Hazard Analysis Facilitator certification preferred

Strength Factor Rating - Physical Demands/Requirements

• Sedentary Work - Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally (Occasionally: activity or condition exists up to 1/3 of the time) and/or a negligible amount of force frequently (Frequently: activity or condition exists from 1/3 to 2/3 of the time) to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time, but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Strength Factor Description - Physical Demands/Requirements

• Standing: Remaining on one's feet in an upright position at a work station without moving about (Occasionally)
• Walking: Moving about on foot (Frequently)
• Sitting: Remaining in a seated position (Constantly)
• Lifting: Raising or lowering an object from one level to another (includes upward pulling) (Occasionally)
• Carrying: Transporting an object, usually holding it in the hands or arms, or on the shoulder (Occasionally)
• Pushing: Exerting force upon an object so that the object moves away from the force (Occasionally)
• Pulling: Exerting force upon an object so that the object moves toward the force (includes jerking) (Occasionally)
• Climbing: Ladders, Stairs (Occasionally)
• Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling (Occasionally)
• Stooping: Bending the body downward and forward by bending the spine at the waist (Occasionally)
• Kneeling: Bending the legs at the knees to come to rest on the knee or knees (Occasionally)
• Crouching: Bending the body downward and forward by bending the legs and spine (Occasionally)
• Crawling: Moving about on the hands and arms in any direction (Occasionally)
• Reaching: Extending hands and arms in any direction (Constantly)
• Handling: Seizing, holding, grasping, turning or otherwise working with the hand or hands (Manual Dexterity) (Constantly)
• Fingering: Picking, pinching or otherwise working with the fingers primarily (Finger Dexterity) (Constantly)
• Feeling: Perceiving such attributes of objects/materials as size, shape, temperature, texture, movement or pulsation by receptors in the skin, particularly those of the finger tips (Constantly)
• Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas/information by means of the spoken word (Frequently)
• Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sound by the ear (Frequently)
• Tasting/Smelling: (Occasionally)
• Near Vision: Clarity of vision at 20 inches or less (Constantly)
• Far Vision: Clarity of vision at 20 feet for more (Frequently)
• Depth Perception: Three-dimensional vision; ability to judge distances and spatial relationships so as to see objects where and as they actually are (Frequently)
• Vision: Color - The ability to identify and distinguish colors (Constantly)

Working Conditions/Environment

• Employee is subject to inside environmental conditions

Working Conditions

• Well lighted, climate controlled areas (Constantly)
• Frequent repetitive motion (Constantly)
• CRT (Computer Monitor(s)) (Constantly)

Travel

• Travel to other locations required

Driving

• Based on assigned tasks, employee may be assigned a company vehicle requiring the applicable driver's license

ONEOK is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, age, religion, creed, national origin, gender identity, disability, military/veteran status, genetic information or any other categories protected by applicable law.

The job description is not intended to be a complete list of all responsibilities, duties or skills required for the job and is subject to review and change at any time, with or without notice, in accordance with the needs of ONEOK.

ONEOK is committed to making our workplace accessible to individuals with disabilities and will provide reasonable accommodations, upon request, for individuals to participate in the application and hiring process. To request an accommodation email HRSolutions@ONEOK.com or call 1-855-663-6547​.

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